The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION.
(Successor to the Elgin Eagle.)
published by : : THE CONSTITUTION COMPANY.
SOL K. RUSH AND H. M. TILTON, Msnsgcrs.
J. ROY WILLIAMS, Editor.
EARL SNEED. City Editor.
W. H. ANDKRSO.N
H. I. MCKLHOKS
.. President
.Hec rotary
Hamon's New School.
THE ANTITRUST LAW.
J. Li. Hamon, the leader of the re-
publican party in Comanche county,
has a scheme—he it) never without one.'
This time, however, his scheme in 1
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
1 .. ,*101
r i jlder,
f gener.
who b*<"
lid proven
erger duel
'lis Involv-
For President..
..ALTON B. PARKER of New York
/••dge I'Bferinejer CrHlfliM ft#
Attitude of Admtolatra'Un,
Now that there has been Unit to I-
gest the merger decision it !• c« rti Q
most unique, lie proposes to estab- no *or people wl 0 e
lish a kindergarten to further hi- through it. eicept thut It wettli- •
school of politics. This idea suggested principle of law that Inttr- it-
itself to Jake after the recent repabli- competitive railroads canno'
can primaries held in this city. He ban Tlie Judicial Hrnj °'
not fully decided upon his corps of mPnt wl" huve to bfiCOlm
instructors but will select them from D0US and enforce the crir
Entered aa •<.pond-cla « raalter. Ma.v IJ. 1(101, at the po tofflce at lawton, Oklahoma his faithful lieutenants in the various the antitrust law
l«*r the f Mari i . wards. Frank Wright, of the News- Roosevelt und his utto
j Republican, so distinguished himself really want to punish thi
{iti (ho second ward engagement on combined to restrain triu
; Saturday night that it is said he will """Petition. Under tin
play a most conspicious parr in the ^wmT",rntothe' o 1 J holde
organization of the new school. Th. bl]t mmpetlt,„n betuceu tlu^e rui!
problem that confronts the promote: roiK]s wui not be resumed and no re-
of this enterprise ia iiow to reduce th. Auction In the rates for passengers and
size of the A class? He discovered sn freight will la* brought about. The
many would-be politicians in there- attorney general, an eminent trust
cent primaries who have not familar lawyer, must have known before he
ized themselves with the alphabeti <?™menced proceedings against these
. i , j A ;fl j | . a . . merged railroads that when the su-
that he is at a loss to And room fo, p court d„.ldwl iisalnst thl. m0r-
them in his new school. It is said that ther<. woulJ t* no relief to the
the A class will largely be compose ! p,.(lp|t. from their exactions. That was
of old gentlemen. A number are to the opinion of other eminent lawyers
bo enrolled who are past sixty. All who had studied the question, and their
who have heretofore had experience j opinion, now the decision has been
in political primaries and conventions1 made, is still more interesting, lh.it
are to be entirely worked over and it, <* Jud«e Sanl"el, Unt^eyerofNew
York shows that the only relief the
■ ■ ■ people can expect is from the enforce- I
class with whom the founder of the ni(,nt o{ the crlmlnll| section of the
Hamon school will have to deal. They |ftW jj0 b;1ys:
For Vioe President I1ENKV <i. DAVIS of West Virginia will all have to take positions at the "The same proof that has resulted in
, foot of the A class, the present findings that the merger
Delegate to Congress.... FRANK MATTHEWS Greer County The public will watch the progress constituted an unreasonable restraint
of this movement with more than of trade would have sustained a crim-
Inn I conviction. The terror of the
criminal law Is the only effective re-
Vhat! N t Going
<o the St. Luis Fair?
You will miss the treat of vonr life if you fail to see
it. Never before in the history of the world have so
many of its treasurers been brought together. No
previous exposition is worthy of comparison with it.
In size, beauty and cost, it is in a class by itself. And
it isn't far away—via the Rook Island System. Re-
duced rates daily until November 30. Coach excursion
rati —VERY LOW. Ask about them.
O. MAXEY, Agent.
Lawton, Okla.
The Only Hope.
"Of course she's not a pretty baby I
now. Our onlf hope Is that as she geti j
elder she'll grow handsomer."
'Yes, I guess there's nothing for you
ANTHONY WAYNc.
The Hevolntlnnnry Hero Wa* n Sot.
dirr Kveu an m Hoy.
Wayne was one of the leading spirit*
of the American Revolution. He served
pas-ing interest.
COUNTY OFFICERS, ( REPItESENTATlVK.
Treasure? Riley Smith por Councilman Eleventh Di-trict.. | Attorney Bert Parmenter has gone straining Influence against the contin-
Sheriff C. C. Hammonds James A. Mknefee I to Guthrie on business for a few days, aaiice and repetition of the defiance of
Pr^ste Judge W. H. Hl'ssEY I , . tills law under the Innumerable dls-
At'oruey S. M. Cunningham : For Representative 22nd District.... Mrs- Guthrie and two little daagh- pg fo wh)ch Inay be bll(j.
~ ' visiting Mrs. *f the department of justice Is sincere
! in its desire to enforce the law in
to do but believe in 'age before beau- j throughout the war. most of the time
tv • "-New York World. wl,h tho rullk of ,'"e,ul- M l,at
i was as a boy will interest readers, and
lili nt f.
Ilplplnv nil
Scott Ferris ier8 from Hulen are
Jack Wilson.
CITY OF LAWTON:
Register of Deeds Robt. Gillam
31erk Boss M. Houston
'Superintendent E. B. Nelson
Surveyor,,...., 8. A. Joyner
jftWHWr Dr. Malcom Constables J. N. McMasnis jother ijawton friend..
County Weigher J. C. Baker Billy R. Morgan | Miss Clara Ballou of Delphos, Kans.,
Com. North Dist W. O. Weaver is the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. K.
Tom. South Dist B. F. Hall i Justices of the Peace.. ,S. Armstrong ' Rush, for a few weeks.
Com. Central Dist J. W. Martin j
M. T. PHRKINS
A well informed Washington cor
respondent compares President Roos- and territory «re attempting to make
evelt's predicament to bumping the the people forget the national princi-
bumps. Enumerating the obstructions I"'68 °' 'he two great political part.es
he says: "From now until November and fight the battle upon local issues.
Mr. Roosevelt will be obliged to "bump Republicanism, locally and territorially
the bumps." And the bumps on the « w°ree than il is nationally, but the
slide are many. He must come in counter contingent figure that
contact with public distrust inspired they can Aim flam some democratic
bv a headstrong egotism and an incur- voters on local issues. Here is where
able arrogance. His contempt of law; ' Uwy a«> makinK a mi8take'
his substitution of his own royal will wanMhe principles of their party lived
for the constitutional action of con- up to all along the line.
gross; his affronting and threatening
attitude w -d our sister republics;
I Mr. and Mrs. Brown and daughter ! good faith, it ean accomplish more by
i are visiting Mr and Mrs. BrufS and a single criminal promotion in the
way of disbanding existing violations
and preventing new ones than by de-
voting a lifetime to civil action.
"The civil remedies under it ean nev-
er be made effective In practice. We
had a fair illustration of that In "he
case of the sugar trust, in which the
attorney general of this state, after
years of litigation, obtained an adjudi-
cation dissolving the trust as a con-
splrney. Judgment was entered and a
receiver appointed. What was the re-
sult? The receiver under the direc-
tion of the court and at the request
of substantially all the stockholders
Mrs. Whitney has enlarged her
~ millinnrv parlor and I making consid-
The Republican bosses in the county j erable preparation fo: tue 'all trade.
F. G. Hanks left touay for Chicka-
sha. He is now employed as traveling
salesman for a wholesale furniture
house.
H. J. Moss, traveling auditor for the
Missouri Valley Car Ass'n, is in the transferred the property and business
city checking up matters at the Friso In bulk to the American Sugar IteflD-
depot. Ing company
'earl Shaw has returned from
We had then the spectacle of a
Mis. "earl Shaw has returned from ,ndustrv that had t)M.n judicially
Frederick and is making preparations 3ec.|ared a criminal conspiracy handed
He—Can you give me any hope?
She—Well, I'll promise not to tell fa-
ther about your proposal ,
for another year in tho Kingfisher
college.
Street Commissioner St. Clair is com-
plaining of a scarcity of labor. He
wanted to employ a number of men
this morning.
over In its entirety on the order of the
court to a corporation formed for the
purpose. The new corporation thus
his hasty atd bellicose temper in for-
eign affairs; his suspension of the
statues of the land in favor of rich and
politically powerful trusts; his praise
of Knox, the corporation lawyer and
corporation protector, as the best at-
torney gem'ral the country ever had;
his disingenous and ineffective di al-
Frank G. Prouty has been nomi-
nated by the republicans for the legis-
la'ure up in Lincoln comity. Frank is
a great joker. The majority of his ad-
herents in the district are negroes and
he has promised the ebony hued
rascals every job in the hou-e f.sm
porter to reading clerk. It the colored
contingent should happen to pull him
NOTICE.
II f fleet Ion* of a Brtebrlor.
A woman is never too old to think
some people don't suspect it.
When a woman doesn't nag her hus-
band It Is « sign she hasn't married
derived from Judicial authority Its title ; blm yet.
and its right to continue perpetually to All thut anybody needs to break into
exercise the monopoly on account of society is a gold drill with a diamond
which Its predecessor had beeu con point ,
demned What greater travesty upon Generally a man's savings bank ac pleted the enumeration of the 1 hillp-
the administration of justice could pos count stands In the name of his wife's pine Islands, and Spain will learn for
slbly be conceived''** dressmaker.—New York Press. the first time what she lost.
was as a hoy
| this they may learn from his biogra-
i phy, written by Mr. John It. Spear.
When he was about fifteen years old
I Wayne was attending a school taught
j by his uncle. Gilbert (or Gabriell
: Wayne, and this uncle, exasperated st
j the boy's conduct, wrote the following
letter to Anthony's father, Isaac Wayne:
"I really expect thut parental affec-
tion blinds you and that you huve mis
taken your son's capacity. What he
may be best qualified for I know not.
One thing I am certain of-he will nev-
r make a scholar. He may perhaps
make a soldier. He has nlrondy dis-
tracted the brains of two thirds of the
boys under my charge by rehearsals of
battles, sieges, etc.
"They exhibit more the appearance
of Indians and harlequins than of stu-
dents—this one decorated with a cap
of many colors, others habited In costs
as variegated, like Joseph's of old:
some laid up with broken heads and
black eyes. During noon, in place of
the usual games of amusement, he lias
the boys employed in throwing up re-
doubts, skirmishing, etc.
"I must be candid with you. Brottier
Isaac. Unless Anthony pays more at-
tention to his books 1 shall he under
Jhe painful necessity of dismissing him
from the school."
The census bureau has about com
WINDOW GLASS COMBINE.
ing with corruption in the postoffice I through there will be a mighty heap
. , ' of trouble on Frank's mind, standing
department; his insults to Admirals i
off the coons.
Dewey and Schley and General Miles;
the uneasiness and apprehension with ,
■which ho has filled the busiuess com-
munity by his warlike spirit and love ]
for doing startling things—all these
arc bumps which Mr. Roosevelt will
.have to bump.
W. O. Weaver, the democratic can-
didate for commissioner in the north
district, is the ideal man for the place.
Mr. Weaver is a prosperous unasuming
business man, who e'jjoys the confi-
dence of his n> ighbors and acquaint-
ances in a large degree. He has had
considerable experience in public
nutters, comes well recommended
from the state where he formerly re-
sided and there is no question as to ph,- best kind of a democrat is ote-
his entire qualifications to fulfill the who rts h s iuflueuce within the
duties of the office. Mr Weaver's party to make up a palatable ticket
nomination was a happy move for the anj t ,pn takes it straight.
democracy and bis election in Novem- i
ber will be just as good fortune for all
of the people in Comanche county.
The Cache Journal lias changed
hands, H. I. Martin and P. M. Peter
being the new publishers. The former
is a bright young printer and the latter
is au excellent gentleman who has
been a leading citizen of Cache since
the town was founded. The Consti-
tution wishes the new publishers
success.
The republican or^an remarks "The
Constitution would kick on heaven
unless'it was in the deal." To is pi-
per has often thought the same thin;.'
of its contemporary relative to the op-
posite future state.
Fishing parties,
picnicers and
pleasure seekers
should secure
the service of
the big outomo-
bile for your
conveyance,
FRliD F. THOMPSON,
Manager.
Tru*
larffl Allowi
W. B. MOSS,
Star
Under the head of "what railroads
contribute to politics" Waller Weller-
,, , . m,., regards the nass as having the truck*, corns ami conirm-tot Wt \ur.-.i, protection being about on average of
from Guthrie * i n„r„., „,.r,pe<t Irom lnterf.-rini!. . v. r- 100 por ceut. That means the Ameri-
moat nnlitinal influence. He savs: reaching nnrl striking Ihelr knet*!,. w .*h1 * , _.
Hand mad" shoes of every I'c^crlptlon.
Trotters and KoiwIsterHanp.-,-tally, tjimrh
l 'flint Ih<
Flf-ot Ib«' Consumer.
A more ■j'luplote combine of the
window glass manufacturers Is under
way, and the price Is to be Increased
15 per cent A press dispatch from
Cincinnati, published in the New York
Journal of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin, ghes on account of a meeting
of those Interested and their decision
for n permanent organization:
"There v as a general discussion of
the preva' ng depression in the trade
the last year, and It was th- opinion
of those present that the trade would
be benefited by the formation of u
permanent organization. A commit-
tee was appointed to devise ways and
means to bring about this result It
was stated that both the Jobbers and
manufacturers would Join bends In the
movement and that they will have th'
assistance of the glass worker*.
I "As an oversupply Is p.ssigned as
| the cause of the depression it was de-
' elded to Increase the pric of glass 15
i per cent within the next three months
and to shut down the mi i- on June 1
'next"
j The statements in that dispatch that
the manufacturers and gh -s workers
anient to
rdinary
I j Generally workmen are opposed to
^HOC- ,ncJt of work' w"h the plusswork
' ers it would seen) to be different, and
it would be int'Testinc to know if the
manufacturers are to p ly tl.em durin?
the time the plants are idle out of th"
15 per cent Increase in pri« for th
gl'i«s on bond
■ '.•? admission that oversupply is the
cause of the depression shows that lie
publican prosperity is not universal.
The window glass industry is one of the
most highly protected by the tsriff, ti is
Visit the Old homestead
11
have joincnl hands in the i
^ phut down the uillls H cx•'
via
On Sept. 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th, and Oct.
nth round trip tickets will be sold at the very
low rate of
One Fare Plus $2.00
To nearly all Indiana and Ohio points, also
certain destinations in Kentucky.
Further details will be cheerfully furnished on application
to i in -t I sco System Picket Agent, or address the undersigned.
C. W. STRAIN, D. P. A., Wichita, Kans.
Lawton. Okla.
A statement comes ■ .
most political influence. Me sa\
that the defunct Capital National bank ^ UouhtiM(j u ^ ^ ^ a( ^
which holds the majority of stock in one-third of the states railroad influ-
the Norman Sanitarium where the ence is paramount in the affairs of one
: or both of the political parties, but it
insane people of the territory are kept, nQt (jirect|y through the use of
will make 5(i0,000 out of these hold-, money that these, roads operate The
.. _ pass—the little pink slip of magic
ings within the next three years ^ ingtrnmenU)ity im.
rem'hlnt! nnd strlklng
work and general repairing.
Phone 294.
FRISCO EXCURSIONS.
next three
enough to pay all the depositors, in-
cluding *244,000 it owes the territory.
Few people ever b< fore realized what
an enormous graft the aaylum contract
ia. No wonder the diviiion of th. 3.
spoils has Agtranged a number of prom-
inent
Account World's
SAINT LOUIS:
, Fair, on sale daily.
agine the persuasiveness of free trans- ]& day tieketf roun(i trjp l'1.00
portation in the tribe of politicians ^ daj ticket round trip 23.
who are ever on the move from town SeMon tjcket, round trip 30 40
town, attending local and state con- —
ventions and fixing up their little BOSTON, MASS. AND RETURN
schemes. In many a state a politician *l2.85-Account National Encampment
who pays his way is a cariosity- The (j. A. R., on sale August 11,12, 12.
railroad pass is one of the potentialiUes p n ] limit by extension until Septem-
of government in our gr. at and glori- 20th.
on* conn try." i
can people have to psy $2 for every $1
of glass they purchase The proSt be-
ing so enormous has led to the estab-
lishment of independent glass works to
compete with the combine or force it to
buy out the new works for more than
they can be replaced for. This has led
to more glass being manufactured than
is consumed, and this overeupply Is
what Is troubling the glass combine or
trust
If the tariff on window glass does
not need reforming, according to the
combine's own showing, so that com-
petition could force LUe glass corum
rants to reasonable prices, snd If ths
consumers do not demand it, they de-
serve to be fleeced by the glass com-
bine %nd th« 400 other trusts th/it th#
tsriff Ml"« sad r*hrw« t« hlsati luoiu.
■*? v -msbm
i
■miioHA
WISE
THIS
or COURSE YOU ARE GOING!
Let us furnish you with literature relative to the buildings, hotels, low
rauw, train aervioe. e«c. Ask your local a«ent or addreaa
f C. W. STRAIN, en
WICHITA, HAM
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Williams, J. Roy & Sneed, Earl. The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1904, newspaper, September 1, 1904; Lawton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117808/m1/4/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.